Allegheny County’s Latest Air Quality Violators: Who They Are & What They Did

Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality enforcement actions. As part of our watchdog work, GASP monitors this webpage and reports on the air quality violations posted there.

Because the docket has not been updated since December 2025, GASP is now filing monthly public records requests to glean more timely information related to ACHD’s enforcement efforts. The below are the most recent actions received through the Right to Know process.

American Airlines Slapped with Fine After Missing Deadline

ACHD on June 30 issued an enforcement order against American Airlines Pittsburgh Maintenance Base for failing to pay its $4,250 annual operating permit maintenance fee by deadline.

The enforcement order indicates that ACHD in February sent American Airlines two notices about the unpaid annual fee and a 50 percent civil penalty - $2,250 - for failure to submit that payment by the deadline.

“As of the date of this order, ACHD has not received payment for the late payment civil penalty,” the document reads.

The document indicates that the company had 30 days to pay the outstanding balance. No further information on the case was immediately available.

You can read the enforcement order here.

Neville Island Facility Fined for Exceeding Emissions Limits

ACHD on June 30 issued a civil penalty of $13,195 to Lindy Paving on Neville Island for exceeding limits for nitrogen oxides emissions during a stack test that occurred on Oct. 16, 2025. Lindy Paving failed that stack test but continued to operate through November 30, 2025, when a permit amendment authorizing higher emission rates became effective.

You can read the enforcement order here.

Company Owned by North Braddock Mayor Fined for Air Quality Violations

ACHD on July 29 issued an $11,050 civil penalty against Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and its contractor, C&C Master Cleaning and Restoration owned by North Braddock Mayor Cletus Lee, for asbestos-abatement violations related to the 2025 demolition of a structure located at 5808 Baum Boulevard in Pittsburgh.

You can read the enforcement order here.

Braddock Business Fined for Operating Without Air Quality Permits

ACHD on June 30 issued a $9.900 civil penalty against Braddock-based Wheaton & Sons for operating a stationary source of air pollution without valid installation and operating permits since being informed of the requirement on May 1, 2026.

Wheaton & Sons is “an establishment primarily engaged in fabricated structural metal manufacturing operations [including] machining processes, including two plasma cutters, one laser cutter, multiple press brakes, bandsaws, curving rolls, and punching centers.”

“On May 1, 2026, ACHD issued a Determination Letter notifying Wheaton & Sons Inc. that ACHD had determined that the operations located at 108 Talbot Ave, Braddock, PA 15104 required an Installation and Operating Permit Application. The Determination Letter stated that Wheaton & Sons Inc.’s estimated potential emissions of Criteria pollutants are significant and above the threshold required for permitting.”

You can read the enforcement order here.